Wednesday, Apr 9, 2014 - 8:00 PM
"Inside Animal Minds: Bird Genius"
Researchers are discovering that some creatures master skills purportedly restricted to humans. Many are bird brains. Meet a cockatoo with a talent for picking locks. See a wild crow on a mission to solve an eight-step puzzle box so quickly his performance has to be captured with high-speed photography. NOVA examines whether these are skills revealing high intelligence, or just parlor tricks and the result of training and instinct. Part 3 of 3G